Forensics/Crime Scene
Which of the following crime scene search patterns can be performed by a single investigator?
a. The Wheel
b. The Spiral
c. The Quadrant
d. The Ray
b. The Spiral
What does it mean if a homicide is considered a "cold case?"
a. The cause of death has been determined, but no suspects arrested.
b. The case has not been legally resolved and is no longer the subject of a current criminal investigation.
c. The police have a suspect in mind, but can no longer prove it because the suspect is now deceased.
d. The victim's identity and cause of death are unknown, thus making solving it impossible.
b. The case has not been legally resolved and is no longer the subject of a current criminal investigation.
In the Michael Peterson case (Staircase) in which he was accused of murdering his wife at the foot of the stairs, a coroner believes that the autopsy shows that....
a. Triangle lacerations on the back of the head were because of an owl.
b. Triangle lacerations on the back of the head were because of a fire poker.
c. Mrs. Peterson was strangled prior to her death on the staircase.
d. Mrs. Peterson was pushed down the stairs, and her cervical spine was broken.
a. Triangle lacerations on the back of the head were because of an owl.
True or False: It is nearly impossible for a witness to recall every single detail when they see a crime scene.
a. True
b. False
a. True
What will happen to Bianca if she skips first-time jury duty to go see a movie?
a. She will die.
b. She will be fined substantially.
c. She will go to jail.
d. She will have to do community service.
b. She will be fined substantially.
Which of the following forensic chemicals is a carcinogen?
(Carcinogen="cancer-causing")
a. Formaldehyde
b. Vinyl Chloride
c. Cyanoacrylate
d. Benzidine
d. Benzidine
A serial killer who buries bodies in shallow graves is likely to...
a. Dispose of the body in a snowed-in area, where the ice will tamper with the autopsy and meltwater will carry it miles from the original burial place.
b. Dispose of their next victim in a desert area where the sand will cover the body.
c. Dispose of their next victim in a wooded area with heavy soil content.
d. Dismember their next victim, and bury the individual remains in their own individual graves.
c. Dispose of their next victim in a wooded area with heavy soil content.
Under humid weather conditions and with poor morgue maintenance, gurneys (cool, metal trays bodies are kept in) can occasionally leak a red fluid. This liquid is...
a. Condensation with rust building inside the gurney
b. Blood from the body
c. Embalming fluid
d. Natural decomposition fluid form the body
c. Embalming fluid
Who is one founder of the Innocence Project?
a. Peter Neufield
b. John Douglas
c. Fred Durst
d. Trent Reznor
a. Peter Neufield
How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
a. Four
b. Two
c. Three
d. Zero
c. Three
(one to get a ladder, one to fall off the ladder, and one to sue the ladder company).
Is it ever appropriate for a witness to remain at a crime scene?
a. Never, because non-professionals may contaminate the scene and tamper with evidence.
b. Only under safe circumstances, because there may be active biohazards such as contaminated blood or chemicals at the scene that can be hazardous to non-professionals.
c. Extremely rarely, if an investigator decides to collect physical evidence from witnesses who are still present at the scene of the crime.
d. Always, because witnesses at the scene must speak to investigators about their eyewitness accounts.
c. Extremely rarely, if an investigator decides to collect physical evidence from witnesses who are still present at the scene of the crime.
Criminal profiling CANNOT tell us which of the following aspects of a criminal?
a. The next location a serial killer will likely dispose of a body.
b.The childhood upbringing/likely mental illness of a serial killer.
c. Whether or not the killer likely knew the victim.
d. The potential height, weight, hair, skin, and eye color of the killer.
b.The childhood upbringing/likely mental illness of a serial killer.
This common household item has been involved in many homicidal poisoning cases due to it's toxic, sometimes lethal, properties:
a. Eyedrops (Visine)
b. Bleach + Ammonia cleaning agents (Chloramine)
c. Cheer laundry detergent (ethylene oxide)
d. Furniture polish (phenol)
a. Eyedrops (Visine)
In a real 1994 case of witness misidentification, three West Memphis teenagers were falsely imprisoned on charges of a ritualistic satanic child murder on what basis?
a. The teenagers wore pentagram necklaces and rejected Christianity at their Catholic high school.
b. The teenagers were supposedly seen covered in blood around the area of the crime, which was later revealed to be for a Halloween event.
c. The teenagers were Metallica fans.
d. One of the teenagers had a previously unrelated charge of domestic violence against a child on their record.
c. The teenagers were Metallica fans.
What degree does a Patent Lawyer need to practice IN ADDITION to a juris doctor (JD).
a. Chemistry or Engineering
b. Operations Management
c. Metrology
d. Only a Patent Law J.D is needed to practice Patent Law
a. Chemistry or Engineering
How many criminals are presented by police in a lineup?
a. twelve
b. ten
c. five
d. eight
c. five
Which of the following traits are NOT related to developing sociopathy?
a. Harming animals during childhood
b. Brain chemistry
c. Drug usage
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
DNA can be collected from a dead body from all but one of the following areas:
a. Underneath fingernails
b. Clothing fibers
c. Microscopic hairs
d. Fingerprints
c. Microscopic hairs
The Innocence Project has exonerated _____ false convicts based on DNA evidence.
a. 300
b. 700
c. 250
d. 180
a. 300
FOR 1000 POINTS:
Which 1988 crime documentary about false accusations actually exonerated its film subject?
a. Verdict: The Bill Gambini Case
b. The Thin Blue Line: The Randall Adams Case
c. When They See Us: The Central Park 5 Case
d. West of Memphis: The Damien Echols Case
b. The Thin Blue Line: The Randall Adams Case
Which of the following precedent cases held that police officers responding to the scene of crimes are under no obligation to protect citizens?
a. Lozito v. New York City
b. Warren v. District of Columbia
c. DeShaney v. Winnebago County
d. Minneapolis v. Chauvin
b. Warren v. District of Columbia
Which of the following weather/climate conditions has shown a distinct, proportional relationship to increasing crime rates?
a. Cold, wintery areas with darker, colder nights.
b. Weather/climate has no effect on crime rates.
c. Hot, humid areas with clear skies.
d. Consistently rainy, gloomy areas with dark skies.
c. Hot, humid areas with clear skies.
A pathologist would NOT perform an autopsy for which of the following reasons?
a. The person has no living family members that can give permission for the autopsy.
b. The family member of the deceased/the deceased belongs to a religion that won't allow it.
c. The family member of the deceased does not give the pathologist permission/is religious.
d. The death was proven to be accidental, not foul-play, and the deceased is not an organ donor.
e. A pathologist has a legal obligation to perform an autopsy when foul play is detected, but must perform the procedure as least-invasive as possible to respect religious and personal beliefs.
b. The family member of the deceased/the deceased belongs to a religion that won't allow it.
a. 31,739
b. 19,161
c. 29,100
d. 21,800
c. 29,100
This is a two-part question. If you answer 1/2 questions correct, you will receive 500 points. If you answer 2/2 questions correct, you will receive 10,000 points and you are a legal scholar with excellent taste in television.
1) In the award-winning sensational 2008 television drama Breaking Bad, two murderers attempt to dispose of a body in a manner of which it will never be found. The two characters make a huge mistake, however, and their method does not work. How do Jessie Pinkman and Walter White attempt, and fail, to hide the body?
a. Jessie purchases hydroflouric acid and attempts to dissolve the body in it, but this fails since the acid dissolves the porcelain bathtub instead of the body.
b. Jessie purchases hyaluronic acid and attempts to dissolve the body in it, but this fails since the acid dissolves the porcelain bathtub instead of the body.
c. Walter suffocates Krazy 8 in his trailer with a drug concoction. Walter and Jessie leave his body in the New Mexico desert, and stage the murder to look like a suicide, but the trailer runs out of gas and they are stranded in the area at the scene of the crime.
d. Walter and Jessie attempt to dismember the body and scatter the remains, but don't dispose of them properly, and the remains are periodically found by law enforcement.
2) How many years in prison is Saul Goodman sentenced to?
a. 80 years
b. 96 years
c. 74 years
d. 86 years
1a. Jessie purchases hydroflouric acid and attempts to dissolve the body in it, but this fails since the acid dissolves the porcelain bathtub instead of the body.
2d. 86 years